Foodborne Illness Estimates Revised; Major, Minor Safety Changes Pending
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Estimates of foodborne illness can be used to direct food safety policy and interventions. We used data from active and passive surveillance and other sources to estimate that each year 31 major pathogens acquired in the United States caused 9.4 million episodes of foodborne illness (90% credible interval [CrI] 6.6-12.7 million), 55,961 hospitalizations (90% CrI 39,534-75,741), and 1,351 deaths...
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عنوان ژورنال: Microbe Magazine
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1558-7452,1558-7460
DOI: 10.1128/microbe.6.54.1